Throne Defender & Watcher

The Throne Defender & Watcher are found in the same area as the final boss, behind the King Door in Drangleic Castle. They must be fought in order to reach the final boss. They are two knight enemies, who are primarily melee based, and only rarely do they employ any sort of magic.

How to Beat the Throne Defender & Watcher

Both bosses are weak to Poison and can be poisoned easily. Other elements are unconfirmed.

Melee Characters

Patience is the key to this fight. Evading their attacks, or simply blocking them is not difficult, but issues can arise when you go to strike and leave yourself open, so the key to the fight is patiently waiting until you find a clear opening where you can swing off an attack. The Throne knights employ many melee attacks, but they are very televised, giving you ample time to dodge or get your shield up.

Note: This fight has a special mechanic. After killing one, the second one will go to their fallen ally and try to resurrect them after 30 seconds. For this reason, players should try to damage each enemy equally, then kill them both in quick succession.

Do note that they can, on rare occasion, blast a magic spell at you. They will also apply resins to their swords, which will make them hit you harder so during these times it is even more important to be dodging. There are NPC phantoms available for summon here, and even having one additional ally can make this fight much easier as the fight will become a 1vs1, not a 2vs1.

Ranged Characters

Casters and archers won't fair much better as both Throne knights will constantly be trying to close the gap on you. Due to this, it will end up being better if you just play like a melee, dodging and blocking, then tossing your spell out during a brief second of down time. Since there is two enemies, any AoE magic you have will be a wonderful asset here, as both targets tend to stand near each other making it easy to hit them both.